When he delivered 2013′s State of the Union address, President Obama had lofty goals for the economy. Jobs were a major focus of the hour-long speech. So, how did the U.S. labor market do last year? Even after ending 2013 on a weak note, U.S. employment as a whole steadily expanded last year, adding 2.19 million nonfarm jobs, just about matching the number of net new jobs in the prior year.